IPI soars 15.2% in first two months

The industrial production index went up 15.2% in the first two months of 2018, much higher than the 2.4% level of the same period last year.

Processing and manufacturing industries expanded 17.7%, a
13.2 percentage point increase; followed by electricity distribution and
production (up 11.2%); mining (up 5.7%); water supply and sewage treatment
(4.3%).

As of February 1, 2018, the number of laborers in industrial
enterprises witnessed a year-on-year growth of 3.6% of which the State sector
saw a 1.3% decline; the non-State sector experienced a 4% growth; and the FDI
sector recruited additional 4.3% workers.